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NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft BC12D · Lax Lake, MN · July 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1964
Place
Lax Lake, MN · LAX LAKE, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N96646Taylorcraft BC12D
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183077

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2097  64/7/16    LAX LAKE MINN       TAYLORCRAFT BC12D   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 300
        TIME - 1115                    N96646              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAX LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N96646
Reported as
Taylorcraft BC12D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lax Lake

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.